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At the top of many people’s holiday gift lists was a smart speaker such as Google Home or Amazon Echo. These speakers can recognize when their name is said (i.e. “Alexa” for the Echo) and can respond to requests, such as making to-do lists, playing music,…
If you were caught by police in possession of any type of controlled substance in Philadelphia, you have most likely gone through several stages of stress and grief. Being arrested and charged with a crime is a difficult process for anyone to endure – inevitably, your…
When you see flashing lights in your rearview mirror, you may think that the worst that can happen is that the officer will issue a citation for a traffic offense. However, many traffic stops end in significantly more serious circumstances. Officers stop cars and end up…
If you have recently been arrested for drunk or drugged driving for the first time, it is very likely that you just had one of the most traumatic and scary experiences of your life. If your arrest was a typical DUI arrest, you were questioned, pressured…
When you are accused of a crime, the pressure to admit your guilt usually starts the moment that you are taken into custody or are first approached by law enforcement. Authorities usually use scare tactics to pressure people into admitting that they have committed a crime…
Arrests are most often associated with police witnessing a crime and chasing down a suspect or with an arrest stemming from a traffic stop, such as driving under the influence (DUI). However, it is important to know that you can be in danger of being arrested…
Throughout the past couple of months, the media has reported on many different instances of people claiming they saw “creepy clowns” lurking in the woods, sneaking around their property, among other places. In addition, people have been making anonymous online accounts and posing as clowns, apparently…
Over the summer, Pokemon Go exploded onto the mobile game scene, as millions of people downloaded the app and started chasing Pokemon all over town. Suddenly, wherever you looked, you would find people staring at their phone and swiping to try to catch this fictional animated…
With the rise of the internet also came the rise of internet crimes. The internet opened up an entirely new realm for criminal offenses, especially due to the potential for anonymity in many online communications. However, authorities in Pennsylvania prosecute internet and computer crimes aggressively and…
Pennsylvania criminal law sets out many different sexually related offenses and different types of sexual assault. The different sexual assault charges depend on the nature of the sexual contact, the identity of the alleged victim, the identity of the alleged assailant, and other relevant circumstances. One…
